Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

De: Agatha Christie, Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, Ruth Ware

Narrado por: Alex Kingston, Adjoa Andoh, Miriam Margolyes, Celia Imrie, Chipo Chung, Adrian Scarborough, Imogen Stubbs

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple." — Rhys Bowen, Washington Post

“Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It is Miss Marple who introduced the revolutionary notion that people are essentially the same wherever one goes.” — Los Angeles Times

Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder

One doesn't stop at one murder...

Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection.

Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation; bad omens surround an untimely death aboard a cruise ship to Hong Kong; and a bestselling writer on holiday in Italy is caught in a nefarious plot. These and other crimes committed in the name of love, jealousy, blackmail, and revenge are ones that only the indomitable Jane Marple can solve.

Bringing a fresh twist to the hallmarks of a classic Agatha Christie mystery, these twelve esteemed writers have captured the sharp wit, unique voice, and droll ingenuity of the deceptively demure detective. A triumphant celebration of Christie’s legacy and essential reading for crime lovers, Marple is a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains one of the most famous detectives of all time.

©2022 Agatha Christie (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Hit or miss Marple

Miss Marple is my favorite Agatha Christie character. These authors attempt to recreate the charm and complexity of the original mysteries to varying degrees of success. Some only use the characters from the original stories to establish a setting but do not have the tightness of plot one would expect. Others better utilize Miss Marple’s strengths—her attention to detail and her use of the village parallel to better effect. I guess my biggest complaint is that occasionally the character acts contrary to how we expect her to behave.

I often listen to the original stories over and over. I doubt I will listen to these stories again.

The quality of the performances are excellent. I look forward to listening to these narrators again. I will also look for other stories by these writers. But, maybe not any more about Miss Marple.

Authors need to take a closer look at Miss M.

Miss Marple can be a favorite detective without being watered down. She is not a weak character despite her deceptively mild manners. Never acidic, a deep thinker and unfailing kind - and she doesn’t stand up for societal bullying.

On the whole, that’s what I thought this collection of authors didn’t get. Especially when an author seemed to steer their crime towards servants or the poor, I knew the author didn’t understand Jane.

I enjoy pastiches but very few stories rang true. Fine mysteries but not Miss Marple’s. Marple is just a firm believer in the truth, even if it’s painful and thats made Ruth Ware’s entry as well as Naomi Alderman’s the most truthful attempts at recreating her detective skills.

Give them a try - I think you’ll find something missing.

Fresh takes on Miss Marple

It’s great to see Miss Marple’s character being interpreted by a new generation of female crime and non-crime authors. Some stories were excellent and a few mediocre (IMO). Performances were excellent throughout. One listens to these not so much for the plots as the pleasure of seeing the characters continuing beyond the canon. Overall a nice collection well worth a listen for Miss Marple fans like myself.

Thoroughly Enjoyable

Loved the new Miss Marple stories. Looking forward to more. These were excellent and very entertaining

A mixed bag

I'm someone who doesn't like to try to figure out the mystery before it ends. Having said that, I figured out a quarter of these mysteries without even trying. Some of them were excellent. However most of them or middle of the road. And, unfortunately, a good number of them suffer from the cardinal sin of a mystery: being predictable.

Narrators

These stories were surprisingly good. There is a problem with a few of the narrators. a gravelly, hard edged voice is not for Jane Marple. Joan Hixon's voice should be the model.

Pale imitations

it was hard to listen to these for a variety of reasons, pretty boring actually

OK

The stories started out like a Miss Marple mystery then they changed to something not so Miss Marple. Still entertaining but disappointing

Fantastic book. Please write more new stories!

These are brand new Miss Marple stories. While I was skeptical over new stories being written as Agatha Christie stories, the authors did a great job keeping their stories to a format and content similar to the way Agatha actually wrote. Please write more stories like this!

I knew who done it right away

I bought this book because I thought it was written by Agatha Christie author of Miss Marple stories. However, after reading the first couple of stories, I intuitively realized this ain’t Agatha Christie’s writing. When I can figure out who done it after three pages, it was very disappointing.. But I still read the whole book, and that says it wasn’t horrid writing, just OK, but definitely not even close to a real Agatha Christie book.